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economic policy. >> host: foreign economic policy. >> guest: foreign economic policy. >> host: you concentrated on the economics. >> guest: indeed. in particular i look at the administration monetary policy, the trade policy, as well as the approach to the cubs. >> host: what did you learn? >> guest: gosh! what did i learn? i learned it was a very interesting volume for me to do. i had done the foreign economic policy volume dealing with the nixon-/ford administration. clearly it was my specialty. and i was very interested to see how a lot of the stories were finished. stories i had seen that started during the early 18970 and see them playout. it was interesting to see similarity of approach. differences in approach between the republican administration as well as a democratic administration. and i learned, i guess i take away sort of some of the sort of big themes and big lessons -- big themes i discovered during the time. i took away one of the big themes they took away was how the carter administration dealt with the variety of the major challenges that it faced in the global economy. and t
economic policy. >> host: foreign economic policy. >> guest: foreign economic policy. >> host: you concentrated on the economics. >> guest: indeed. in particular i look at the administration monetary policy, the trade policy, as well as the approach to the cubs. >> host: what did you learn? >> guest: gosh! what did i learn? i learned it was a very interesting volume for me to do. i had done the foreign economic policy volume dealing with the nixon-/ford...
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we continue to work for an immigration policy, but also a foreign policy that looks at our neighbors in the hemisphere and takes back to the new realities. opportunities are being missed. in the 60s and 70s has no forward. the latino community wants to be a part of the future, is excited about it. i especially challenge our young people to get activated to become out of date too engaged policymakers, older generation are doing it. we need to young people to help us address the urban crisis we are experiencing about this country, but i would want to do is to contribute. [applause] >> i want to thank you again. i want to thank my good friend, antonio gonzales. this conversation is historic because it doesn't just encompass the discussion about immigration. you know, what i was hurt here today as we discussed the issue of economic parents of this community. this is the economic engine of this country and the faster the rest of the country embraces the concept, the greater we will all be for it. you know, i am incredibly proud to be an immigrant. i am incredibly proud to be latino and i
we continue to work for an immigration policy, but also a foreign policy that looks at our neighbors in the hemisphere and takes back to the new realities. opportunities are being missed. in the 60s and 70s has no forward. the latino community wants to be a part of the future, is excited about it. i especially challenge our young people to get activated to become out of date too engaged policymakers, older generation are doing it. we need to young people to help us address the urban crisis we...
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obama unfortunately comes in with very little background of foreign policy, never paid much attention, served in washington only two years. i was a very enthusiastic supporter of obama and remain but we new national security could be a problem. and appointed as secretary of state and secretary of defense and a retired marine general for domestic reasons and he lasted one year and putting in leon panetta and know he is your neighbor in california but captured by the mentality of the cia. this was an extremely weak national security team. obama also was ruled by the military that is how you got the surge of forces. i think he realizes he was had and that is important and why i am optimistic about the second term this is a wiser man with foreign policy but he has ended the war in iraq meandering to ending the war in afghanistan and allowing the pentagon with the motor skills of a dinosaur such as a timetable for withdrawal all obama has to do i look at the gorbachev experience, and came in 1985, gave a secret speech 1986 faugh denouncing afghanistan, had told shultz we are getting out wi
obama unfortunately comes in with very little background of foreign policy, never paid much attention, served in washington only two years. i was a very enthusiastic supporter of obama and remain but we new national security could be a problem. and appointed as secretary of state and secretary of defense and a retired marine general for domestic reasons and he lasted one year and putting in leon panetta and know he is your neighbor in california but captured by the mentality of the cia. this...
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barack obama is an excellent role model in this apartment two years and the senate, no foreign policy experience and no executive experience be he presumed he could be president of the united states. he did not lead to sure reza may deter him nor was he deterred that he would be accused of hubris. he simply stated he wanted the job and was willing to enter the ring to fight for it. sarah palin is another chose the route. you don't have to like these folks to agree with their political views to appreciate their strategic brilliance they now picking a fight with the big guy helps in the effort to be tim but the louisiana governor my favorite example also knew it. before he was governor he was 25 running for a seat but did not spend his time writing position papers to get the big boys to like him he picked a fight with standard oil of the biggest in the breezy and at that time and said the huge company was his enemy criticizing it vociferously making speeches to people struggling to pay their utility bills because he became their equal. stab and now was only one of 30 ever elected to the
barack obama is an excellent role model in this apartment two years and the senate, no foreign policy experience and no executive experience be he presumed he could be president of the united states. he did not lead to sure reza may deter him nor was he deterred that he would be accused of hubris. he simply stated he wanted the job and was willing to enter the ring to fight for it. sarah palin is another chose the route. you don't have to like these folks to agree with their political views to...
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let's talk about foreign policy. so, what did the founders that you talk about in the book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think that again this is a matter of great dispute. there was one major foreign policy issue than the discussion and that was the war between france and england and what they were going to do about it, and even then you had to very distinctive physicians. hamilton was pro-british and jefferson was pro french. and this is what led to huge split between those and this is how part of the federalist and the republicans were put with all sorts of other things i think that the hamiltonian position that washington accepted was america ought to be neutral had no navy didn't have any viet the time, had a strong interest in trade with both india and france with just basic body of delhi and self-interest that should remain neutral. neutrality favored the british because there is no american support for the british but a lot of americans wanted to go out and be privateers for franc
let's talk about foreign policy. so, what did the founders that you talk about in the book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think that again this is a matter of great dispute. there was one major foreign policy issue than the discussion and that was the war between france and england and what they were going to do about it, and even then you had to very distinctive physicians. hamilton was pro-british and jefferson was pro french. and this is what led to huge...
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of the bush administration in the american foreign policy in retreat. in the ultimate obama survival guide how to survive, thrive and prosper, executive vice chairman of the conservative caucus presents his thoughts on the obama administration. a history of chicago and the influence it had on the economy and the arts in the third post, when chicago built the american dream. in beyond more, rear imagining american influence in a new lease, pull the prize-winning reporter david rose presents his thoughts on american foreign policy decisions in the middle east. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> you are watching booktv and we are live for the 2013 annapolis book festival, an event in its eleventh year at the key school in maryland. here's our lineup for the day. in a minute we will have a panel on maryland since 1812 and then look at the future of urban development with peter and alan karenall. jake tamper and john noggel will talk about the war in afghanistan and wh
of the bush administration in the american foreign policy in retreat. in the ultimate obama survival guide how to survive, thrive and prosper, executive vice chairman of the conservative caucus presents his thoughts on the obama administration. a history of chicago and the influence it had on the economy and the arts in the third post, when chicago built the american dream. in beyond more, rear imagining american influence in a new lease, pull the prize-winning reporter david rose presents his...
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that is providing safe and secure environment for the conduct of foreign policy. early in my career, i was part of the secretary of state protective detail. i served assignment in the washington field office as chief of the security and law enforcement training division as the chief of counter intelligence investigation, and as a director of contingency operation. i managed security programs as a region nap security officer, also known as an rso in iraq, pakistan, injury reduce lum, the philippines, and egypt. to demonstrate the kept db depth of my experience i would like to highlight a few of my accomplishments. i dealt daily with the possible terrorist act that impacted the life of americans. to include the kidnapping of american mistheirs. when the united states returned to iraq i was asked to serve as the first rso and manage the volatile security environment as reestablished our diplomatic presence. most recently i was the rso in cairo, egypt, during the arab spring. it's an experience that informs my decision making as i work to ensure adequate security reso
that is providing safe and secure environment for the conduct of foreign policy. early in my career, i was part of the secretary of state protective detail. i served assignment in the washington field office as chief of the security and law enforcement training division as the chief of counter intelligence investigation, and as a director of contingency operation. i managed security programs as a region nap security officer, also known as an rso in iraq, pakistan, injury reduce lum, the...
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we publish quite a bit on foreign policy, foreign issues on the arab spgn issues on the arab spurring about israel and palestine. >> we are in the world. >> what is your connection, professional connection to martin, and hillary? >> we don't have much connection he is not written for us for quite a long time. most of her memoir was published originally in our paper and now we feel we are very fond of her and admire her a lot. we think she's a wonderful writer. a friend of the paper writes quite a lot and blogs as much as anything. but i don't know, they have a stable of writers, and to extend another but there are many more. frank was the main writer for many years. it was the founding of the paper comes from an article that he wrote in some of 1979. in fact all three papers and he was the one who said nothing happened here. so when he was the main critic for many years and he died last year. so we have a stable of writers but we have quite a few american writers and american editors on the paper who have worked on other magazines. >> and you are an american? >> not technically that i
we publish quite a bit on foreign policy, foreign issues on the arab spgn issues on the arab spurring about israel and palestine. >> we are in the world. >> what is your connection, professional connection to martin, and hillary? >> we don't have much connection he is not written for us for quite a long time. most of her memoir was published originally in our paper and now we feel we are very fond of her and admire her a lot. we think she's a wonderful writer. a friend of the...
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are we about to foreign policy to protect her interests quite are we involved in foreign policy to project ideology into the world? >> guest: >> host: were not in the dispensable nation. 25 years after the creation of the constitution not too far from here come the paper and the white house that the country very much at risk. so the people that you write about in the book, the contemporary authors, how do they translate or try to train late with the frankenstein set to contemporary debates about foreign policy in iraq, afghanistan? >> guest: a lot of to quote washington's farewell address and say we should be involved. there tends to be a very nativist echoing through those folks and that discourse. >> host: what you mean by nativist? >> guest: let the world friday we just need to pull back and take care of ourselves. i don't sense among the contemporary conservative writers, i don't get a sense of foreign policy coherence do we do with domestic issues. some of them are pro-intervention, neoconservative, breaking. we need to explore our democracy. a lot of them are much more we need to pul
are we about to foreign policy to protect her interests quite are we involved in foreign policy to project ideology into the world? >> guest: >> host: were not in the dispensable nation. 25 years after the creation of the constitution not too far from here come the paper and the white house that the country very much at risk. so the people that you write about in the book, the contemporary authors, how do they translate or try to train late with the frankenstein set to contemporary...
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talk a little bit about foreign-policy. what did the founders that you talk about in your book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think again, this was a matter of great dispute. there was major foreign-policy issue in the washington administration and that was a war between france and england and what they were going to do about it. and even then, you had two very distinctive positions. hamilton was roughly pro-british and jefferson was roughly pro-french and this is what really led to the huge split between those two men. the national bank issue is controversial, but this was how the party the federalist and republicans alliance was whether they would favor britain nor france in that war that would eventually produce all sorts of other things. i think that the hamiltonian decision which washington accepted was that america ought to be neutral because it had no army, it had no navy. it didn't have money at the time. it had a strong interest in trade with both england and france, and just they seek m
talk a little bit about foreign-policy. what did the founders that you talk about in your book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think again, this was a matter of great dispute. there was major foreign-policy issue in the washington administration and that was a war between france and england and what they were going to do about it. and even then, you had two very distinctive positions. hamilton was roughly pro-british and jefferson was roughly pro-french and this...
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my own foreign-policy dialogue with turkey is increasingly close and fruitful. i visited ankara in april. there dialogue at the highest level must be kept up. although more so when times are challenging. last december's counsel stressed the importance of negotiations and the need for those negotiations to regain momentum. we are on course to negotiate the chapter this month within reach of a new piece of dialogue and the signature readmission agreements. in light of current events we should engage with turkey more negotiating chapters, most fundamental to its reform efforts. members are relationship with turkey gets a surreal opportunity to. we need to make the most of all the tools we have and of course turkey needs to work with us. it's clear to me that the case for engagement is doubly compelling now. thank you mr. president. [applause] >> thank you very much. this brings us to the speaker starting with -- [inaudible] >> what started peaceful turn now into violence. the images have made an impact on all of us, not only in turkey, in europe and the world. we i
my own foreign-policy dialogue with turkey is increasingly close and fruitful. i visited ankara in april. there dialogue at the highest level must be kept up. although more so when times are challenging. last december's counsel stressed the importance of negotiations and the need for those negotiations to regain momentum. we are on course to negotiate the chapter this month within reach of a new piece of dialogue and the signature readmission agreements. in light of current events we should...
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it doesn't make foreign policy priority. i don't understand why the president did not go to the summit. if he decided not to negotiate with republicans, he was putting himself above the battle and a subtly suggesting that it is up to the congress to work out the difficulties i think the foreign policy would be a priority the responsible thing for him to do would be to go and reassure the other leaders that this crisis would be resolved and that america remains the only superpower. i was really offended by the president talking about american exceptional was some only several weeks ago in the situation where the administration clearly does not think that if you're talking about being exceptional you have to act responsibly otherwise those words have no meaning. when senator obama in 2008 began reading on primary after another, the future first lady michelle obama said that this was the first time she was proud of america. when she was questioned about the statement which was pretty remarkable has a presidential contender, for
it doesn't make foreign policy priority. i don't understand why the president did not go to the summit. if he decided not to negotiate with republicans, he was putting himself above the battle and a subtly suggesting that it is up to the congress to work out the difficulties i think the foreign policy would be a priority the responsible thing for him to do would be to go and reassure the other leaders that this crisis would be resolved and that america remains the only superpower. i was really...
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let's talk about foreign policy. what did the founders you talk about inner book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think that, again, this was matter of great dispute. there was one major foreign policy issue in the washington administration and that was the war between france and england and what they were going to do about it. and even then you had two very distinctive positions. hamilton was roughly pro british, jefferson was ruthly from french, and this led to a huge split between the two men. the national bank issue was controversial but this is how the parties, the federalists and the republicans aligned, whether they were going to favor britain or france in that war that would eventually produce napoleon... to allow americans to account said american ships and let them participate in some ways in the left-handed jefferson did this because he thought we went to france for their help and resolution and the french were fighting for democracy and what really evolves them are two positions,
let's talk about foreign policy. what did the founders you talk about inner book have to say about america's role in the world? >> guest: i think that, again, this was matter of great dispute. there was one major foreign policy issue in the washington administration and that was the war between france and england and what they were going to do about it. and even then you had two very distinctive positions. hamilton was roughly pro british, jefferson was ruthly from french, and this led to...
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policy, economic policy, the area. many universities are also doing this type of work and as you probably know places in washington d.c. to spend a lot of time doing this. so there are places to go. there's lots of programs for students interested in these things and of course they are very much in tune to it is established in the academy today. so there are plenty of opportunities for these things there's great resource that many of these things are more available and what they are, how you apply and get into them and helping people when they go out but they start to work and apply these things to the very concrete institutional programs. [inaudible] >> i am curious about one thing. germany was ceo origin of social welfare. do you have any insight as to how they manage to do that other european countries are falling behind quick >> i talk about and not a comment that germany is the outline because the modern welfare state as we know it originated with bismarck, the great uncle of freedom. he noticed urban industrial w
policy, economic policy, the area. many universities are also doing this type of work and as you probably know places in washington d.c. to spend a lot of time doing this. so there are places to go. there's lots of programs for students interested in these things and of course they are very much in tune to it is established in the academy today. so there are plenty of opportunities for these things there's great resource that many of these things are more available and what they are, how you...
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no foreign-policy experience and no executive experience. we have been presumed to believe that he can be president of the united states and he didn't let his short resume deter him, nor was he deterred by the fear that others will accuse him of hubris. simply stated that he wanted the job and is willing to enter the ring to fight for it. and sarah palin is another person who chose this route. we don't have to like these folks agree with their political views to appreciate their strategic brilliance. they know that picking a fight with the big guy helps in the effort. qe-1, louisiana governor and my favorite example knew it as well. before he was governor, he was 25 and running as an unknown for a seat on a louisiana public service commission, but he didn't spend his time writing position papers or trying to get the big boys to like him. but he picked a fight about rate increases with standard oil. the biggest boy in louisiana at the time. he said this huge company was his enemy, criticizing precipitously and constantly come making speeches
no foreign-policy experience and no executive experience. we have been presumed to believe that he can be president of the united states and he didn't let his short resume deter him, nor was he deterred by the fear that others will accuse him of hubris. simply stated that he wanted the job and is willing to enter the ring to fight for it. and sarah palin is another person who chose this route. we don't have to like these folks agree with their political views to appreciate their strategic...
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not only a foreign-policy think about a politician, what politically is the effective counter to that? >> we have to acknowledge that yes, we have a lot of nation building to do here at home, that needs to be the priority. and that reality is going to affect the kind of resources we are going to have available to do the kind of global engagement, global diplomacy that we have seen in the past. we are severely resource constraint and politically constrained and we are going to have to prioritize and really make the case for whatever expenditures go out relative to military presence and spending more state and diplomacy and foreign aid spending. that is the reality we have to deal with and i believe we will be forced to make some hard choices in that regard. secondly, i would simply say as i say to virtually every interest group that comes into my office, here is the line. paulino resources are tight and we have to cut back but it is different from everybody else, that is universal. rather than argue with them i simply say i am not here to argue whether your program deserves priority ov
not only a foreign-policy think about a politician, what politically is the effective counter to that? >> we have to acknowledge that yes, we have a lot of nation building to do here at home, that needs to be the priority. and that reality is going to affect the kind of resources we are going to have available to do the kind of global engagement, global diplomacy that we have seen in the past. we are severely resource constraint and politically constrained and we are going to have to...
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and kennedy invoked jfk tax cuts and the jfk foreign policy and he said repeatedly whenever i talk about president kennedy, my opponents tear their hair out and going through president bush who also invoked kennedy for his foreign policy. you could argue whether there were accurate representations or not so i think that that is part of the greatness and the tragedy of kennedy that even though the tragedy is because he's not dead, it is something you can only speculate on what he would've been on these questions. but the greatness is that everyone is still trying to figure it out for two years later. and so i think that the best words that can capture that are actually that kennedy was a great reader of poetry and there was an elegy which included the line of what he was, he was, what he is slated to become depends upon us. and so with that, i'm happy to take your questions. [applause] [applause] >> i am a liberal from newton, massachusetts, which is what most people were when i was growing up. >> kennedy, the conservative, did he feel that half the people were takers and people were livi
and kennedy invoked jfk tax cuts and the jfk foreign policy and he said repeatedly whenever i talk about president kennedy, my opponents tear their hair out and going through president bush who also invoked kennedy for his foreign policy. you could argue whether there were accurate representations or not so i think that that is part of the greatness and the tragedy of kennedy that even though the tragedy is because he's not dead, it is something you can only speculate on what he would've been...
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in her book she examines his use of civilians in helping craft, foreign and domestic come policy. >> what role the civilians play in domestic and international policy? >> well, for advising purposes for presidents an important role , and i think that eisenhower, president eisenhower did an excellent job in utilizing the resources of civilian advisers. the 1950's was a time of tremendous technical change. and with the attention on the cold war, eisenhower had to rely on experts in science and technology, government and politics to come together and give him some recommendations to how to develop a strong national defense because, quite frankly, the united states was in new territory at this point in the cold war. how do we guard against a possible surprise attack from the soviet union? what resources do we have? and so what eisenhower did was he brought some of the best minds, president of mit and caltech and former state department employees and so on and so forth in order to give him recommendations on how to proceed. and in doing that, an ad hoc committee, they do not have a politi
in her book she examines his use of civilians in helping craft, foreign and domestic come policy. >> what role the civilians play in domestic and international policy? >> well, for advising purposes for presidents an important role , and i think that eisenhower, president eisenhower did an excellent job in utilizing the resources of civilian advisers. the 1950's was a time of tremendous technical change. and with the attention on the cold war, eisenhower had to rely on experts in...
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i think richard nixon had a lot to offer as president on foreign policy. one of the things i have to say that richard nixon is he believed in the big play, or you call it a hail mary pass. he was willing to take huge risks. not all presidents are will do that. detente with th the soviet union with 20. so get a lot to offer presidents. but i do believe, i know this for a fact, there was an effort to make it difficult was it takes to become available. richard nixon, richard nixon by the way was totally in his right to assume that the tapes belonged to him. because every president until richard nixon owned their papers. the national archives didn't know that there were kennedy tapes until, until the nixon tape were released and the kennedy family dental the nation archives, you know that safe in the warehouse which we only have teased? there are tapes there. the national archives didn't know. and so president kennedy, president johnson and president nixon assumed that the tapes they were making would belong to them. well, when president nixon cut a deal, with
i think richard nixon had a lot to offer as president on foreign policy. one of the things i have to say that richard nixon is he believed in the big play, or you call it a hail mary pass. he was willing to take huge risks. not all presidents are will do that. detente with th the soviet union with 20. so get a lot to offer presidents. but i do believe, i know this for a fact, there was an effort to make it difficult was it takes to become available. richard nixon, richard nixon by the way was...
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we are ensuring that intelligence reports and activities are consistent with support of foreign policy and national security objectives in this includes a dedicated staff with significant expertise in this area, which is this as well as practical once in finding this with the diplomatic communications and the policymakers understand and can evaluate the proposed activities with potential foreign-policy consequences and this is part of the chief of mission overseas. madam chairman, if confirmed i believe i will bring extensive experience to the position of assistant secretary and i have served and a variety of demanding positions, both in washington and overseas, including most recent as secretary of the state department and the ambassador to greece. another firsthand the challenges facing the policymakers as well as the incredible demands on their time and attention and i appreciate the critical contribution that we have made and we continue to make in providing the president and the secretary of state and other policymakers who timely and independent wealth of his analysis on a broad
we are ensuring that intelligence reports and activities are consistent with support of foreign policy and national security objectives in this includes a dedicated staff with significant expertise in this area, which is this as well as practical once in finding this with the diplomatic communications and the policymakers understand and can evaluate the proposed activities with potential foreign-policy consequences and this is part of the chief of mission overseas. madam chairman, if confirmed...
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it may be the most important foreign-policy speech ever given. our foreign policy to this day, to this week, to president obama talking a week ago about our role in syria are not powerful in syria, whether there should be a moral component to american foreign policy. all of this stuff, all of these questions. is america the policeman of the world? that all goes back as indeed does every major policy decision come is certainly one involving an american incursion i'll spare in the world all goes back to one line, the world must be made safe for democracy. .. >> we're going to war.ly w we, a country with an army theek size of that of portugal, was now going to send two million men overseas. and i'm not talking aboutm n crossing the pond here, we're talking about the atlantic ocean. w and, indeed, america went to war. and as a result of that war, america emerged as the first great modern superpower. indeed, a genuine military industrial complex for the first time.the wilson's main reason -- there are all sorts of things, and a there are chapters in t
it may be the most important foreign-policy speech ever given. our foreign policy to this day, to this week, to president obama talking a week ago about our role in syria are not powerful in syria, whether there should be a moral component to american foreign policy. all of this stuff, all of these questions. is america the policeman of the world? that all goes back as indeed does every major policy decision come is certainly one involving an american incursion i'll spare in the world all goes...
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up next, ira stoll examines president in his public and foreign policy record and argues it defaults his conservative political leanings. this is just under one hour. >> it's a big thrill to be here at politics and prose, which is a great institution. thank you for having me. when i first arrived in washington it was august 1995. i was 22, and my friend, josh, let me stand his couch until i found a place of my own. he was quite kind to offer me his couch for an open any period of time. it was quite generous but at least as i recall, he or his roommates were not quite so kind to give me my own key to the house. that meant that when i came back from my days of apartment hunting, i often had some time to kill in that lovely august washington weather before josh got home from work. sussed a lot of time here in this air-conditioned bookstore. it's great to be here surrounded by so many friends and family members, quite a distinguished crowd we have here, some other authors here and a lot of newspaperman and women. there's a crowd of people here from crimson, which means i've had friendshi
up next, ira stoll examines president in his public and foreign policy record and argues it defaults his conservative political leanings. this is just under one hour. >> it's a big thrill to be here at politics and prose, which is a great institution. thank you for having me. when i first arrived in washington it was august 1995. i was 22, and my friend, josh, let me stand his couch until i found a place of my own. he was quite kind to offer me his couch for an open any period of time. it...
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and we are not, tonight, we are not going to ask you to explain chinese foreign policy. >> that's certainly what it's like in america. [laughter] to all the better reason. okay. but we are going to ask you to explain why it is that the u.s. government gets so worried about technology built by companies not just huawei technologies. and your concern is the following that if you bring a piece of equipment and they basically make the skeletons backbone of the internet in a way, and you bring an it in from a country from which you believe is searching at least on the espionage level of intellectual property theft, we won't go yet to the other definitions. then you are inviting into the united states hardware that a foreign country can exploit whether they are with the permissions or not. so they can use that to help infiltrate the data that they want or understand the structure of networks in the country, and that is why we have such a trouble in recent times in the u.s. market and you had one of your executives say that they were not that interested in the u.s. market with these restrictions.
and we are not, tonight, we are not going to ask you to explain chinese foreign policy. >> that's certainly what it's like in america. [laughter] to all the better reason. okay. but we are going to ask you to explain why it is that the u.s. government gets so worried about technology built by companies not just huawei technologies. and your concern is the following that if you bring a piece of equipment and they basically make the skeletons backbone of the internet in a way, and you bring...
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policy to john foster dulles the secretary of state. it is an interesting book but i think he disproves his own thesis which is fun. another book because i served in the senate in the years covered in the book called the last great senate which is a number of senators during rethinks is a golden age in the senate of the '60s and '70s and characters like ted kennedy kennedy, baker, muskie, a bird, who got things done and reached across the aisle to break with their own party orthodoxy. we moaning we don't do that berry more -- in a more very much and how much was done with that spirit of cooperation and compromise. my next book his -- is an accounting history that the christian orthodoxy and heresy were opposed not by church leaders but leaders of the state were the state directly intervened in the convening councils of bishops and insisted on certain precept of orthodoxy and the concept of what constituted heresy and the emperor seditious to really insisted on that to change the course of history but not always as the best and it squelc
policy to john foster dulles the secretary of state. it is an interesting book but i think he disproves his own thesis which is fun. another book because i served in the senate in the years covered in the book called the last great senate which is a number of senators during rethinks is a golden age in the senate of the '60s and '70s and characters like ted kennedy kennedy, baker, muskie, a bird, who got things done and reached across the aisle to break with their own party orthodoxy. we...
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foreign policy towards the asia pacific. you mentioned china and the need to push this strategic and economic dialogue. you had a strategic part which was important. but that the same time you were a very forceful advocate for the allies in southeast asia, the philippines, singapore, etc.. how do you balance wanting to send a positive message to the allies with the fact that this is pretty suspicious. did you feel this in the meetings with the chinese leaders? >> i did, and there were concerns on the part of the chinese leadership over what this meant. but when i planned the first trip and presented the strategy to the white house, i wanted to integrate what were different strands of the involvement. there was a very strong argument that a rising china has to be the central focus of american foreign policy in the asia-pacific and increasingly even globally. the hope being that through that kind of involvement we could move towards china becoming a responsible stakeholder. there were the traditional allies. we have treaty all
foreign policy towards the asia pacific. you mentioned china and the need to push this strategic and economic dialogue. you had a strategic part which was important. but that the same time you were a very forceful advocate for the allies in southeast asia, the philippines, singapore, etc.. how do you balance wanting to send a positive message to the allies with the fact that this is pretty suspicious. did you feel this in the meetings with the chinese leaders? >> i did, and there were...
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it was those kind of foreign policy issues. there was a speech given by a senator saying that by partisanship ends the water's edge but it was never really true so we have always had those divisions. what's different now is that we always had some people in the house and senate that would reach out and bring people together so they could say how can we move the country forward? you and i have strong disagreements that we have to make sure the water stays pure, we have to mature the bridges don't collapse and our troops get their supplies. that's missing now and it's because the primary system if you say look we disagree about a lot let's find the area where we can agree then we are both going to get attacked and our primary fox so that's the real problem that i see to it >> one last question. do you think obama has gone a long way in his budget proposal by curtailing some entitlements and so forth to get the conversation started again or is it dead in the water? >> i gave him props' the other day because it puts them in a box r
it was those kind of foreign policy issues. there was a speech given by a senator saying that by partisanship ends the water's edge but it was never really true so we have always had those divisions. what's different now is that we always had some people in the house and senate that would reach out and bring people together so they could say how can we move the country forward? you and i have strong disagreements that we have to make sure the water stays pure, we have to mature the bridges...
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obama unfortunately comes in with very little background in foreign policy and never paid much attention, served in washington only two years and i was a very enthusiastic supporter of the obama and remain, but those of us who have looked at him new national security could be a problem and when he appointed secretary of state for domestic reasons and a retired marine general to be the national security adviser he lasted about one year and put leon panetta i know he is one of your neighbors but he was captured by the operational mentality of the cia when he was in there more than a month this was the extremely weak national security team. obama was also ruled by the military that is how you got the search. i think he realizes he was had by the military and that is very important in one of the reasons i am a little more optimistic for the second term that this is a wiser man with foreign policy be looked at the fact he ended the war in iraq, he is meandering toward ending the war in afghanistan and allowing them for of the pentagon that is the institution of the fine motor skills of a dino
obama unfortunately comes in with very little background in foreign policy and never paid much attention, served in washington only two years and i was a very enthusiastic supporter of the obama and remain, but those of us who have looked at him new national security could be a problem and when he appointed secretary of state for domestic reasons and a retired marine general to be the national security adviser he lasted about one year and put leon panetta i know he is one of your neighbors but...
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foreign policy mom maintaining a robust investigative programs which serve to protect the united states borders and our presence overseas. as the president's nominee to become assistant secretary of the bureau of diplomatic security, i am thankful to the president and secretary kerry for the confidence that they place in a chilly diplomatic security during this difficult and demanding times. i have been a security professional for more than 30 years. mike spence both within the department and outside government has prepared me to take on the challenges of leadership. the world is changing and so is the way in which diplomacy is conducted. therefore, the way in which we provide security for our diplomats must change with it. we can never truly eliminate all risks faced by the u.s. government personnel as they advance our national interest abroad. we in the department constantly review evolving threats and seek to mitigate risks as much as possible. the challenges we have faced in the previous decade, over the previous year in particular, have been significant and growing. increasingly, o
foreign policy mom maintaining a robust investigative programs which serve to protect the united states borders and our presence overseas. as the president's nominee to become assistant secretary of the bureau of diplomatic security, i am thankful to the president and secretary kerry for the confidence that they place in a chilly diplomatic security during this difficult and demanding times. i have been a security professional for more than 30 years. mike spence both within the department and...
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it has emancipatory election of islamic governance and a strong commitment to foreign policy. this model is what a majority of iranians living inside their country one. they don't want a political order rounded and secular liberalism. they want to generate a political order that reflects their cultural values. they want freedom and independence and progress in the context of national identity. that is what the islamic republic offers them the chance to pursue. this was the difference of them in the constitution and even though the iranians who want the islamic republic to revolve in significant ways come at the end of the day even most of those iranians in the course of our visits, a number of those policymakers that we talked to have pointed out to us that they don't call themselves an islamic state. that implies that iranians know that they have not obtained. enron, the islamic republic is by definition something that is very much a work in progress. and they have made progress in a number of impressive ways. contrary to deeply rooted but ill-informed western stereotypes. th
it has emancipatory election of islamic governance and a strong commitment to foreign policy. this model is what a majority of iranians living inside their country one. they don't want a political order rounded and secular liberalism. they want to generate a political order that reflects their cultural values. they want freedom and independence and progress in the context of national identity. that is what the islamic republic offers them the chance to pursue. this was the difference of them in...
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i made it is a focus of american foreign policy because it's not only the right thing to do. i think it is the great unfinished business of this century, and it is also something that will enhance our competitiveness and the stability of the world at large. now research shows that when women participate -- [applause] when women participate everyone benefits. this also should be a no-brainer. when women participate in peacekeeping, we are all safe and more secure. and when women participate in politics, the effects rippled across the society. [applause] american women went from holding 37% of all jobs 40 years ago to nearly 48% today. the productivity gains attributable to this increase account for more than $3.5 trillion in the gdp growth over the last four decades. yet when the economist magazine recently published a glass ceiling index ranking the country is based on factors like opportunities for women in the workplace and equal pay the united states isn't in the top ten. one of the factors they look at, women hold less than 17% of the seats on corporate boards in the unit
i made it is a focus of american foreign policy because it's not only the right thing to do. i think it is the great unfinished business of this century, and it is also something that will enhance our competitiveness and the stability of the world at large. now research shows that when women participate -- [applause] when women participate everyone benefits. this also should be a no-brainer. when women participate in peacekeeping, we are all safe and more secure. and when women participate in...
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as i said, she was formerly year as a senior fellow in the foreign policy program. he previously directed the global issues program at the institute and before that was the adviser to paul when he was the prime minister of australia. his previous book was a memorable one as well. it was a book on the greatest modern speeches in australian history published by random house in 2005. to discuss michael's book any conversation with the author, we are delighted to welcome back to the podium ted campbell. he is currently the ceo of the asian group and co-chairman of the board of the think-tank which he founded at the center for new american security. but he is probably better known to all of you has the just retired assistant secretary of state for east asia and pacific affairs, a position he held for the first four years of the obama administration. he was critically important and played a pivotal role if i can use that word in the development of president obama's strategy of putting the united states towards asia, and in that context of will be particularly interesting
as i said, she was formerly year as a senior fellow in the foreign policy program. he previously directed the global issues program at the institute and before that was the adviser to paul when he was the prime minister of australia. his previous book was a memorable one as well. it was a book on the greatest modern speeches in australian history published by random house in 2005. to discuss michael's book any conversation with the author, we are delighted to welcome back to the podium ted...
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more broadly in foreign policy. we are heavily engaged in conflict prevention or conflict resolution in somalia, yemen, in sudan. and the work that we do now to promote the arms trade treaty, to pursue my own initiative on preventing sexual violence in conflict. the united kingdom, the united kingdom under successive governments has considered a strong record in conflict prevention, true to theiding ofe principles that he was quoting there and we must always uphold that tradition. >> madam president, it's my understanding that this -- >> now like to the senate floore as the senate continues thisoh afternoon live here onn c-span2. . the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mrs. feinstein: thank you very much. madam president, as a kind of predicate to this nomination, we have heard a 13-hour filibuster from senators who desire an answer to the question that was proffered by senator paul. i have that answer. it's dated march 7. it's from the attorney general and signed by eric holder. it's to rand paul, and t
more broadly in foreign policy. we are heavily engaged in conflict prevention or conflict resolution in somalia, yemen, in sudan. and the work that we do now to promote the arms trade treaty, to pursue my own initiative on preventing sexual violence in conflict. the united kingdom, the united kingdom under successive governments has considered a strong record in conflict prevention, true to theiding ofe principles that he was quoting there and we must always uphold that tradition. >>...
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policy would be, what are military policy in the global view. >> and step two, i know you have an amazing personal story and you have gone, if i may put it this way from the field to the pinnacle of power. we are both from l.a. you are more powerful than any politicians they are by far. you have seen into your own life this tremendous shift. what do you see as positive and negative in the last few years of your experience? >> well, one thing that has always been positive not only of latinos who come here as immigrants from different parts of latin america is the contribution make it to the economy and that is no different than the past generations who have come from other pairs to get to this nation. we contribute and there's two sides to that. the upside is we make an enormous contribution to we always have. the southwest and mexico before it was the u.s. past generations have done not at unfortunately, the downside is that work has not been at knowledge and respected the way it should've been. any times in past generations of immigrants, where they were forced to come to this country, l
policy would be, what are military policy in the global view. >> and step two, i know you have an amazing personal story and you have gone, if i may put it this way from the field to the pinnacle of power. we are both from l.a. you are more powerful than any politicians they are by far. you have seen into your own life this tremendous shift. what do you see as positive and negative in the last few years of your experience? >> well, one thing that has always been positive not only of...
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foreign policy. during his 30 years in public life and more than 25 years in the senate, senator kerry championed many issues. the senate foreign relations committee favorably reported his nomination to the senate unanimously and presented senator kerry with an honorary resolution highlighting a few of his many accomplishments. among his accomplishments are the partnership he formed with senator john mccain that led to an effort to investigate the fate of american soldiers unaccounted for in vietnam and normalize relations with a former enemy which is in essence vietnam. his leadership of difficult, sensitive and comprehensive investigations in the senate on everything from the bank of credit and commerce international and illegal money laundering to the noriega regime in panama is well known. advocating for a democratic elections in the philippines and serving with senator lugar as part of a senator delegation that uncovered the fraud that led to the ouster of president noriega. advocating for progr
foreign policy. during his 30 years in public life and more than 25 years in the senate, senator kerry championed many issues. the senate foreign relations committee favorably reported his nomination to the senate unanimously and presented senator kerry with an honorary resolution highlighting a few of his many accomplishments. among his accomplishments are the partnership he formed with senator john mccain that led to an effort to investigate the fate of american soldiers unaccounted for in...
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pub international foreign policy group. my question is pretty much for everybody. beyond the united states, what is the most valuable role you believe the international community can play in facilitating positive development in egypt? >> i think that we've kind of up to the on this, so i'm going to take another question. and then, have the speakers answer a few of them. >> thank you, leila. >> i think it was jawad, i'm not sure who spoke about declining popularity. muslim brotherhood. that is something not in doubt. it is palpable if you read the arab press. everybody knows that their popularity is in decline. my question is what is happening on the opposition side? there is also the sense that the opposition is in political disarray. they haven't gotten their act together. even if they were to participate in the upcoming elections they won't be able to translate the into victories the popular anger that is muslim brotherhood is facing. so that's my first question. my very quick second question, if i may, is about the issue of foreign support and foreign funding. i
pub international foreign policy group. my question is pretty much for everybody. beyond the united states, what is the most valuable role you believe the international community can play in facilitating positive development in egypt? >> i think that we've kind of up to the on this, so i'm going to take another question. and then, have the speakers answer a few of them. >> thank you, leila. >> i think it was jawad, i'm not sure who spoke about declining popularity. muslim...
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that is the foreign policy of the issue, and it's still a huge issue of the invasion in iraq so if you want to change that, you need, first of all, the instruments because if you have the common instruments, then you are obliged to do so, but then very much in favor to go in that -- in that direction. maybe they already show that where we do nothing at all, what is a shameful moment, that we are not capable of developing whatsoever, policy, and then deficit and democracy that's through. we have a whole system, vams, a procedure how to tackle problems with a lack of democracy inside the union, that's inside the lisbon treaty. they are in my opinion, far too complicated with too high thresholds before the union, in fact, can act four-fifth majority before you can denounce a number of things on that issue, so i believe that we have to develop that faze fast as possible, and that we need to have the courage to tackle that because that's a problem. we have an intergovernmental system, and you know how it's working in an intergovernmental system. i explained it a little bit making a complete
that is the foreign policy of the issue, and it's still a huge issue of the invasion in iraq so if you want to change that, you need, first of all, the instruments because if you have the common instruments, then you are obliged to do so, but then very much in favor to go in that -- in that direction. maybe they already show that where we do nothing at all, what is a shameful moment, that we are not capable of developing whatsoever, policy, and then deficit and democracy that's through. we have...
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policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing fundamentally due to the warming. >> we have a lot quo on fish. the next on mammal from a 9-year-old in the audience who said she was in iceland and noticed on a lot of menus she was serving plan. she dispd there was a plan to stop hunting whales. >> we actually stopped hunting actuallies when i was a member of parking lot. -- parliament. it was one of the most heated issue. what we have done in recent years is limited and scientifically based whaling which is -- to allow us to estimate in our more rigorous w
policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing...
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acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques that employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions that the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticized another nation for engaging in torture, then justifies the same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of, like waterboarding, stress and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel, which issued a decision of proving of their use because they defined them as not being torture. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and the olc itself. and even in it his opinion it relies not only on a very narrow legal definition of torture but also on factual representation about how the techniques would be implemented that later proved inaccurate. this is in important context as to how the penny came about but also how policymakers relied upon it. based upon a thorough review of the available public record, we determined that an application, torture, was used against detai
acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques that employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions that the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticized another nation for engaging in torture, then justifies the same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of, like waterboarding, stress and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal...
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now, it's not capital a state secret i'm no fan of this president's foreign policy. on the deepest level i think it comes down to a fundamentally different view of america's role in the world. unlike the president, i've always been a firm and unapologetic believer in the idea that america isn't just another nation among many, that we are indeed exceptional. as i've said, i believe we have a duty as a superpower without imperialistic aims to help maintain an international order and balance of power that we and other allies have worked very hard to achieve over the years. the president, on the other hand, has always been a very reluctant commander in chief. we saw that in the rhetoric of his famous cairo speech and in speeches he gave in other foreign capitals in the other early of his administration. the tone and the policies that followed were meant to project a humbler, more withdrawn america. and frankly, i'm hard pressed to see any good that came from any of that. any list would have to start with the arbitrary deadlines for military withdrawal and the triumphant
now, it's not capital a state secret i'm no fan of this president's foreign policy. on the deepest level i think it comes down to a fundamentally different view of america's role in the world. unlike the president, i've always been a firm and unapologetic believer in the idea that america isn't just another nation among many, that we are indeed exceptional. as i've said, i believe we have a duty as a superpower without imperialistic aims to help maintain an international order and balance of...
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policy to john foster dulles, his secretary of state. be so it's an interesting book, but i actually think he disproves his own thesis, which is kind of fun when you think about it. another book real important to he because i actually served in the senate in the years covered by "the last great senate," which a number of senators during what he thinks is a golden age in the senate in the '60s and '70s and some of the '8. characters like ted kennedy and howard baker and jacob javits t and ed muskie and robert c. byrd who got things done, who reached across the aisle, who were willing to break with their own party orthodoxy. kind of bemoaning we don't do that anymore very much, and he documents how much got done with that spirit of collaboration and compromise. great read. 8381 is a fascinating account of history in which he posits that the notions of christian orthodoxy really were composed not by church leaders, but by leaders of the state where the state directly intervened in convening councils of bush ops and in-- bishops and insisted
policy to john foster dulles, his secretary of state. be so it's an interesting book, but i actually think he disproves his own thesis, which is kind of fun when you think about it. another book real important to he because i actually served in the senate in the years covered by "the last great senate," which a number of senators during what he thinks is a golden age in the senate in the '60s and '70s and some of the '8. characters like ted kennedy and howard baker and jacob javits t...
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internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in torture and the unjustified same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel which issued a decision of proving of their use because they defined them as not being tortured. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and even if its opinion it relies on a very legal definition of torture but also on factual representations about how the techniques of would be implemented that later proved inaccurate. this is an important context as to how the opinion came about but also as to how policy makers rely upon it. based upon a faeroe view of the available public record we determined that an application, torture was used against detainee is in many instances and acros
internal review and acknowledged many of the interrogation techniques were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when they criticize another nation for engaging in torture and the unjustified same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques of waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal...
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foreign policy l changes. mr. bartop leads a state -- barton leads a state department team that oversees countries in crisis. the conflict on foreign relations hosted this one hour event. >> okay. are we ready? welcome to a conversation with pord frederick, "rick" barton. just a few housekeeping things, please, turn off your cell phones completely so they're not even on vibrate. today's meeting is on the record. .. >> and he now runs, last year from last march, he was confirmed, sworn in as the head of the new state department bureau for conflict and stabilization organizations. this is an extremely new initiative and all bureaucracy, and he has one of the most challenging job descriptions i've seen in a while, to improve u.s. government effectiveness in preventing conflict and addressing crises. ambassador barton >> well, thank you very much, and thanks for the good introduction, but also for the -- all the friends that have come here today. in just about every row, there's somebody that i've had a chance to work
foreign policy l changes. mr. bartop leads a state -- barton leads a state department team that oversees countries in crisis. the conflict on foreign relations hosted this one hour event. >> okay. are we ready? welcome to a conversation with pord frederick, "rick" barton. just a few housekeeping things, please, turn off your cell phones completely so they're not even on vibrate. today's meeting is on the record. .. >> and he now runs, last year from last march, he was...
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looking at immigration, jobs, education, politics, drugs, the media, and foreign policy. tavis smiley presents and the william substitute hosts this event. from chicago state university, this is three hours. >> i'm honored ton the moderator for the the conversation called latino nation beyond the numbers. let me ask you to welcome the panel for those in the audience. please welcome the panel we assembled here today for the >> p conversation. [applause] i'm going introduce them one bys one as we get to the del conversation. ighted to be moderatingtwo pane this session. there are two panels at our convening today at chicago state university. the great city of chicago. us he please thank chicago state university for having us here. [applause] chigoreciate the invitation to convene the important[applause] conversation open the this.am hr i've been here before. i'm honored to be back here atoe the great institution once again. there's an afternoon panel, another one of theseed by conversations. i said a moment ago moderated bf fernando. america radio. fernando and another pane
looking at immigration, jobs, education, politics, drugs, the media, and foreign policy. tavis smiley presents and the william substitute hosts this event. from chicago state university, this is three hours. >> i'm honored ton the moderator for the the conversation called latino nation beyond the numbers. let me ask you to welcome the panel for those in the audience. please welcome the panel we assembled here today for the >> p conversation. [applause] i'm going introduce them one...
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issue of foreign policy. yourself, when is the last time you saw a stage full of latinos talking about foreign policy. let's talk about it for a second. is headed to venezuela in a few days and we all know the passing of hugo chavez, there is great conversation and consideration, concern really, about what happens in the region. there is a broader conversation about u.s. policy in latin america, in central america. there's a lot we could talk about. since we're talking about it, what are you going to venezuela for? the will be part of observation process, invited by the national electoral council for the elections in venezuela one week from tomorrow. i will be visiting polling places and so forth. my organization has a 20-year- old developer program that exposes and latino leaders to other countries. we have done a lot of work in mexico, central american, the caribbean, venezuela, observing elections, providing technical assistance, and so forth. you're right. it's a very crucial moment. although a hugo chave
issue of foreign policy. yourself, when is the last time you saw a stage full of latinos talking about foreign policy. let's talk about it for a second. is headed to venezuela in a few days and we all know the passing of hugo chavez, there is great conversation and consideration, concern really, about what happens in the region. there is a broader conversation about u.s. policy in latin america, in central america. there's a lot we could talk about. since we're talking about it, what are you...
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i think there's this presumption that foreign policy is a man's game. but i know from what i know of your programming that, like with susan g. komen, you're reaching out all kinds of audiences. as the united states thinks about engaging broadly and we know that women play roles in families determining who participates in boycotts and those sorts of things, how should we think about engaging women as distinct consonant with female audiences, and to what extent should we say we will talk to foreign policy and over is interested will? >> well, i think the thing is you have to engage women on both levels, as professionals. they fit those opinion leaders positions. there might be fewer of them. to watch lebanese tv is to see all these announcers and reporters who are women and realize that nbc is broadcast in the middle east. spent partly because so many of the presenters are so i tracked if. >> whatever it takes. you know, the fact is they are presenting news and points of view and their you want to work with them on those they're serious, hard-core politic
i think there's this presumption that foreign policy is a man's game. but i know from what i know of your programming that, like with susan g. komen, you're reaching out all kinds of audiences. as the united states thinks about engaging broadly and we know that women play roles in families determining who participates in boycotts and those sorts of things, how should we think about engaging women as distinct consonant with female audiences, and to what extent should we say we will talk to...
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policy. and there's no disagreement about that in my country. the parliament passed last year unanimously a policy resolution can which defined the icelandic objectives in the arctic. so together with the other nordic countries, we hope to play a constructive part, and an evidence of this was that a few months ago one of our able civil servants and officials was chosen as the first director-general of the secretariat of the arctic council. >> we have several currency questions. the icelandic krone, of course, is coming out of financial you are the policy. what would you consider the future of the krone, and are you at all considering any alternative currency for iceland? >> i think it's a positive indication of how we have moved off the financial crisis -- out of the financial crisis that i can come here to the national press club and only when six minutes are left, i get the question -- [laughter] on the financial issue. nobody would have believed that four or five years ago. but that is the
policy. and there's no disagreement about that in my country. the parliament passed last year unanimously a policy resolution can which defined the icelandic objectives in the arctic. so together with the other nordic countries, we hope to play a constructive part, and an evidence of this was that a few months ago one of our able civil servants and officials was chosen as the first director-general of the secretariat of the arctic council. >> we have several currency questions. the...
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foreign policy. he ran on the national security because we were in the cold war and that is what was on the forefront of the mind of the american people. and so, during the cold war period, we tended to address those issues in the campaigns. to argue them out of the american people made decisions based upon whom the assessed was the best person for the foreign policy and national security committee and as the berlin wall fell, and by the way i would say that ronald reagan had a lot to say about foreign policy and national security as he was campaigning then when the berlin wall came down they were turned much more inward. i would say to final things. number one, we at the foundation that i am chairing and president of believe that the opportunity combined with the economic power of the united states and the restoration of the economy is the number-one issue and i believe every poll shows that the american people think that the economic health of the country is the number-one issue and it will manifes
foreign policy. he ran on the national security because we were in the cold war and that is what was on the forefront of the mind of the american people. and so, during the cold war period, we tended to address those issues in the campaigns. to argue them out of the american people made decisions based upon whom the assessed was the best person for the foreign policy and national security committee and as the berlin wall fell, and by the way i would say that ronald reagan had a lot to say about...